Mechanical Engineer – Advanced Materials & Hypersonics

The Pennsylvania State University; Ferguson Township (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition discount

Competitive benefits

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory in State College, PA, seeks Mechanical Engineers for the HPMP department to advance materials research, design, and testing of ceramics, metals, and composites. You will contribute to multi-year programs, manage milestones, and present results to sponsors.

Candidates should have deep fundamentals, strong teamwork, and the ability to operate in a high-performance environment. Some travel and potential security clearance may apply.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of understanding basic engineering principles and applying them to real-world problems
• Ability to facilitate the overall design process including conception, analysis, building, and testing of mechanical systems
• Ability to work independently and in an interdisciplinary team environment
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required

Responsibilities

• Use accepted methods and techniques to assist with the design, development, implementation, and analysis of technical engineering products, systems, and subsystems
• Contribute data/findings for use in technical reports, documents, or oral/written presentations
• Interact in a collaborative manner with other team members, engineers, and scientists to accomplish organizational goals; may provide ideas to improve efficiency at group
• Program management of multi-year research programs, tracking deliverables, milestones, and resource allocation
• Present research, designs, and findings internally to engineers and scientists as well as externally to sponsors and research partners
• Aid in the design, fabrication, and testing of advanced material systems across ceramics, metals, and ceramic/metal matrix composites; work spans design and analysis, process development and optimization, and characterization and testing, with opportunities to contribute from concept through prototype and validation

Skills

Engineering principles understanding

Design process facilitation

Independent work

Interpersonal communication

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Mechanical Engineer

Aerospace engineering

Process Engineering

Materials science engineering

Tools

NX

Solidworks

Abaqus

COMSOL

Ansys

MATLAB

Job description

The Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory in State College, PA, seeks Mechanical Engineers for the HPMP department to advance materials research, design, and testing of ceramics, metals, and composites. You will contribute to multi-year programs, manage milestones, and present results to sponsors.

Candidates should have deep fundamentals, strong teamwork, and the ability to operate in a high-performance environment. Some travel and potential security clearance may apply.